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Roguelike Games Balatro creator can finally enjoy his own roguelike after beating every deck on every difficulty: "All this time playing has killed any negative emotions I had toward it"
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Roguelike Games Balatro creator started "properly playing the game myself about a week before launch" and had "a pretty emotional moment" where he realized it's "actually fun"
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Roguelike Games PS5 designer Mark Cerny has platinumed poker roguelike Balatro, making him part of an elite group of 0.1% of players
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Roguelike Games Even Balatro's publisher doesn't know when LocalThunk will be done with 1.1: "Maybe I should whisper in his ear, like, 'So how's those 200 new jokers coming?'"
Challenging The Manacle in Balatro, which limits hand size by -1 and playing two Jacks
Roguelike Games From "I stopped working on the project entirely" to "we are so back," Balatro creator says the roguelike's development was always about passion and taking breaks was essential
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Roguelike Games When starting development on his hit roguelike, Balatro creator set out to recreate a made-up card game he played "thousands" of times with his friends
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  • Balatro creator finally beat his own game

    The developer is having "a really great time" after beating every deck on every difficulty.

Previews

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    • Mario Kart World preview | The next big step we NEVER saw coming

    • Crimson Desert looks like The Witcher 3, but plays like a hack-and-slash Highlander

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    • FBC: Firebreak Developer Interview | Return to the Control universe

    • Hands-on with Atomfall | Fallout meets LA Noire meets Dying Light

    • We've played Elden Ring Nightreign and it feels like a mod in the BEST way

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Reviews

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    • Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 review | An utterly absorbing realization of medieval life

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Nintendo Switch 2

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    • 5 big takeaways from the Mario Kart World Nintendo Direct

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    • Switch 2 runs Zelda: Breath of the Wild so much better even Nintendo was shocked

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News

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